📊 Ethereum Will Reach $6500 this year and $10500 2026 or even before

$6.5k this year and $10k+ by 2026 or even before is a strong and realistic target.

ETH → it’s a global settlement layer of the crypto economy.

Current Price: $4,800

24h High / Low: $4,849 / $4,207

1-Year Growth: +86%

90-Day Growth: +88% (super strong momentum)

ATH (previous cycle, Nov 2021): ~$4,878 (we are basically there already).

🎯 Price Targets

2025 (this year): $6,500 → Very possible.

ETH is just ~$1,700 away, a +35% gain.

With ETFs, staking demand, and smart contract adoption → realistic.

2026 ATH: $10,500 → Also realistic.

Next bull market peak is expected around 2025–2026 halving cycle top.

ETH’s fundamentals (Layer 2 expansion, DeFi, NFTs, staking yields, real-world assets) are stronger than ever.

If BTC pushes $150k–200k in the cycle, ETH reaching $10k–12k is reasonable.

⚡ Why ETH Can Reach $10k+

ETH ETF approval → institutional demand.

Deflationary supply after EIP-1559 (ETH is burned with transactions).

Layer 2 (Arbitrum, Optimism, Base, zkSync) scaling adoption = more ETH usage.

Staking → ~25% of ETH locked, reducing sell pressure.

Macro cycle → 2024–2026 is bull phase after Bitcoin halving.

⚠️ Risks

Gas fees if L2 adoption slows.

Competing smart contract chains (SOL, HBAR, AVAX, etc).

Regulatory clarity.